Igor Stravinsky: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka

Stravinsky's goal in arranging Petrushka for the piano was to attempt to influence Arthur Rubinstein into playing his music. In order to gain the latter's attention, Stravinsky ensured that Rubinstein would find the arrangement technically challenging but musically satisfying. Trois mouvements de Petrouchka reflects the composer's intentions, and unsurprisingly, it is renowned for its notorious technical and musical difficulties.